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From: Karl Groves
Date: Apr 21, 2009 6:00PM

I don't think that using a background image for this is appropriate. You're
using a background image to convey information. That's not entirely a bad
thing, so long as you're providing a text alternative somehow - in either
case, if you can change a class dynamically, you can change the text
alternative dynamically as well.

Karl

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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] accessible table sorting
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> I'm not changing the image. That would be slow, clunky, and likely
> cause
> browser issues. I'm simply changing the class of a link on click, and
> thereby changing it's background image from an up arrow to a down arrow
> (or vice versa).
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> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [WebAIM] accessible table sorting
> > From: "Karl Groves" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > Date: Tue, April 21, 2009 3:55 pm
> > To: "'WebAIM Discussion List'" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
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> > Not sure I follow here. Surely if you can change the image when it is
> > clicked, you can change the text alternative of it.
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> > Karl
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> > >
> > > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > > Subject: Re: [WebAIM] accessible table sorting
> > > > From: Randi < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > > > Date: Tue, April 21, 2009 3:37 pm
> > > > To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
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> > > >
> > > > I see. So its on a results page, and you want to give the option
> of
> > > > clicking the arrow to sort by ascending or descending. So for
> someone
> > > > who is sighted, thiswould be obvious? Is it kind of like
> expanding a
> > > > menu by clicking the plus or negative sign? If I'm following,
> could
> > > > you include some hidden text explaining what the arrow would do?
> And
> > > > then work your magic on the arrow? The reader would say, click on
> > > > arrow to sort in ascending order, and then it would say arrow.
> > > >
> > > > I've run into arrows that are supposed to do stuff, and then they
> > > > don't do anything. So I might be off base. Or if they do
> something,
> > > it
> > > > doesn't say anything. Thats why I love drop down menus.
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